Attempts to Escape ESPN’s Tense Haven Drive Athletes Away Towards Shaquille O’Neal and More, Rapper Explains

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has brought in a lot of notable figures for his show, The Big Podcast. In the latest episode, American rapper Gillie Da Kid and his cousin Wallo joined to share some interesting revelations about their podcast. Gillie and Wallo’s podcast ‘Million Dollaz Worth of Game’ has made its mark on YouTube by garnering 1.53 million subscribers.

Stars from the NBA and NFL, like Kevin Durant, Shaq, Deion Sanders, etc., have starred in Gillie’s show, and he believes ESPN is the reason behind it. Rather, he actually blames ESPN for not having a natural conversation with the athletes. 

Gillie shared with Shaq, “I was able to break it down because none of the athletes don’t want to go talk to ESPN for an hour.“ Shaq’s co-host Adam Lefkoe chimed in, “They get interrogated; it’s not a conversation.” Gillie continued, “Here is a free space, where we just—it’s almost like we had a barber kicking on or we at somebody basement. We just kicking and chopping game. That’s why they come kicking with us for an hour, but they not going to ESPN.”  

Gillie Da Kid believes that his podcast, Shaquille O’Neal’s podcast, and many others’ shows on YouTube have a better way of interacting with athletes. Like Lefkoe mentioned above, it’s not an interrogation at most times about the athlete’s life. However, in shows like The Big Podcast and Million Dollaz Worth of Game, you can see stars open up more freely about their lives. Gillie believes this is why the podcasts on YouTube are more powerful. At the same time, Gillie and Wallo’s podcast brings more to the table, than just free conversations.

Gillie Da Kid reveals the hard-hitting reason behind starting his own podcast

Giving his guests a “free space” on the show is the success behind Gillie’s podcast. It does not just stop there for the American rapper. He wanted to start Million Dollaz Worth of Game for a few other important reasons too, which he shared in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. The 40-year-old revealed, “We came along and we do it so effortlessly that we make anybody feel like they can do a podcast”. Gillie wants to be an inspiration. 

He continued, “People are shooting their shot. We show people from all over the world, but specifically from the bottom…you can do other things out here other than play basketball, other than sell drugs, other than the typical things that you think is the only way you can win to get out of the ghetto.” 

Not many times do we see someone start a podcast for the above reasons. Gillie has proved what he is capable of, and soon, his channel will reach the 2 million mark.